Long Island

Disgraced former congressman George Santos has won a few months’ freedom from federal prison in order to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines.

Bright orange flames and thick black smoke could be seen on doorbell camera footage pouring out of a Long Island home and day care, with children inside around at the time the fire was sparked, according to officials.

A 9-year-old girl was punched in the head and slashed on her hands as she tried to break up a fight that escalated into an attempted murder inside a Long Island home, according to police.

The emaciated remains of a bulldog puppy were found inside a backpack left at a park on Long Island, according to officials.

A Long Island police officer was fighting for his life following a violent high-speed crash pursuit along the expressway where he collided with a suspected intoxicated Mustang driver. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A Long Island police officer was hospitalized in the ICU following a Sunday night crash when the driver of a speeding Mustang clipped the cop and sent his cruiser flipping off the highway, according to county officials. The police pursuit started in Brentwood around 6 p.m. when the Mustang driver reportedly raced down Westbound Long Island Expressway past the officer…

A man pleaded guilty in Nassau County court today after killing two teen boys while driving under the influence. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Greg Cergol with the details. 

A woman is being celebrated as a hero after a dramatic ice rescue. With no hesitation, she jumped into a frozen creek to save a man who was struggling in the ice in Mastic Beach. News 4 New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

A 27-year-old man was arrested and ordered held without bail on Long Island for the Christmas Eve stabbing of his mother. Jeremy Ramirez was walked to a Nassau County cop car in handcuffs on Saturday, charged with committing the horrific holiday murder. “On this particular evening, it was just him and his mother at the house, Jeremy and his mom….

A judge ordered a 27-year-old suspect to be held without bail for allegedly stabbing his own mother multiple times on Christmas Eve. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports from Long Island. 

Police are now identifying the woman who was fatally stabbed on Christmas Eve on Long Island. Josefina Ramirez Montero, 57, was stabbed multiple times in Massapequa on Tuesday, according to Nassau County police. Officers found Ramirez Montero unresponsive on Old Sunrise Highway near Clocks Blvd. around 7 p.m. Christmas Eve, police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital, but…

A Long Island firefighter was taken to the hospital Thursday evening after fighting a fire in Old Bethpage, Nassau County police said. Fire crews responded to the house fire on Round Swamp Road around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Plainview firefighters were able to get the fire under control with the help of other nearby departments. One first responder was taken to…

Three firefighters were hurt battling a blaze that engulfed a condominium complex on Long Island late Christmas night, according to police. Nassau County police say the fire at the gated Vista Drive complex in Jericho broke out around 10:20 p.m. No major injuries were reported — and the three firefighters are expected to be OK — but two other connecting…

Two firefighters were hurt, but both are expected to be OK. 

New York State troopers are investigating after a series of swastikas were found in graffiti at a Long Island park. East Hampton Town police and New York State Park Police officers responded for complaints of graffiti on multiple signs at the Shadmoor State Park in Montauk on Dec. 19, police said. After arriving on the scene, officers saw numerous signs…

News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng follows up on the nursing home that will be closing on Long Island. 

The drone mystery has everyone scratching their heads. But Authorities in Nassau County are not as concerned. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

The victim was a 74-year-old volunteer firefighter and those who k new him say he was a very caring man. News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was charged with a seventh murder. Valerie Mack vanished back in 2000, and Heuermann was named a suspect in her death in June after prosecutors said a document referencing the site where her body was found was found on his personal computer. Now they say more evidence has linked him to the crime. NBC...